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Acme United Corporation (ACU)

Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | Shelton, United States | NYSE American
47.46 USD +0.16 (0.338%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 47.46

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:17 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Acme United hinges on a stark contrast between resilient business fundamentals and a lack of immediate price momentum. Fundamentally, the company demonstrates a healthy recovery trajectory, having posted five consecutive years of positive annual returns over the last decade, with the most recent year showing a robust 17.97% gain. Revenue growth is solid at 13.8%, and the balance sheet remains fortified with a current ratio of 4.57 and manageable debt levels relative to equity. However, the short-term outlook is muted; despite trading above its 50-day and 200-day averages, the recent price action shows volatility without a clear breakout, and the statistical forecasting model offers a weak bearish lean with low confidence. This suggests the market is currently pricing in uncertainty or waiting for a catalyst, preventing a high-conviction bullish entry. On the income side, the dividend yield sits at a modest 1.33%. While the payout ratio is conservative at roughly 27%, indicating sustainability, the absolute yield is insufficient to serve as a primary income driver or provide significant inflation protection, making it suitable only for investors seeking a small supplemental return rather than core income.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.075601
MSTL0.076137
AutoTheta0.077841
AutoARIMA0.080813

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 30.49
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.149
Excess Kurtosis -1.21
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 42.32
Revenue per Share 53.38
Market Cap 180,839,632
Trailing P/E 20.46
Forward P/E 21.19
Beta 0.49
Profit Margins 4.69%
Website https://www.acmeunited.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.34% 1.50% 1.54% 1.73%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-02 0.16 0.336064
2026-03-25 0.16 0.360117
2026-01-06 0.16 0.399600
2025-10-03 0.16 0.401103
2025-07-03 0.16 0.366720
2025-03-26 0.15 0.378597
2025-01-06 0.15 0.421704
2024-10-04 0.15 0.356125
2024-07-02 0.15 0.433401
2024-03-27 0.15 0.325239
2024-01-04 0.15 0.348270
2023-10-03 0.14 0.503597
2023-06-30 0.14 0.561347
2023-03-30 0.14 0.612423
2023-01-05 0.14 0.646651
2022-09-30 0.14 0.608167
2022-06-30 0.14 0.442059
2022-03-31 0.13 0.385185
2022-01-06 0.13 0.389922
2021-09-30 0.13 0.397068
2021-07-01 0.13 0.290373
2021-03-31 0.13 0.329615
2021-01-07 0.13 0.420712
2020-09-30 0.12 0.521059
2020-07-01 0.12 0.530270
2020-04-03 0.12 0.600000
2020-01-07 0.12 0.510204
2019-09-30 0.12 0.599401
2019-07-01 0.12 0.560748
2019-04-01 0.12 0.731707
2019-01-07 0.12 0.761905
2018-10-01 0.11 0.510678
2018-06-29 0.11 0.530120
2018-03-29 0.11 0.527831
2018-01-05 0.11 0.469484
2017-10-02 0.11 0.464723
2017-07-18 0.11 0.395968
2017-03-30 0.10 0.360750
2017-01-04 0.10 0.415455
2016-09-29 0.10 0.477555
2016-06-29 0.10 0.550055
2016-03-30 0.10 0.610874
2016-01-05 0.10 0.578704
2015-09-29 0.09 0.524781
2015-06-29 0.09 0.500000
2015-03-31 0.09 0.492611
2015-01-06 0.09 0.472689
2014-09-29 0.09 0.542495
2014-06-27 0.08 0.477612
2014-04-01 0.08 0.484848
2014-01-06 0.08 0.536913
2013-09-27 0.08 0.530504
2013-06-13 0.08 0.627451
2013-04-02 0.07 0.574713
2012-12-05 0.07 0.636364
2012-09-27 0.07 0.610288
2012-06-28 0.07 0.698603
2012-04-02 0.07 0.673077
2012-01-05 0.07 0.732984
2011-09-29 0.07 0.722394
2011-06-30 0.06 0.632244
2011-04-04 0.06 0.626959
2011-01-05 0.06 0.603622
2010-09-29 0.06 0.569260
2010-06-29 0.05 0.448431
2010-03-31 0.05 0.456621
2010-01-06 0.05 0.546448
2009-10-16 0.05 0.500501
2009-07-01 0.05 0.553097
2009-04-01 0.05 0.666667
2009-01-06 0.05 0.664894
2008-10-16 0.05 0.469484
2008-07-01 0.04 0.288809
2008-04-02 0.04 0.303951
2008-01-04 0.04 0.289855
2007-10-10 0.04 0.253807
2007-07-03 0.04 0.266667
2007-04-03 0.04 0.281889
2007-01-04 0.03 0.212014
2006-10-11 0.03 0.198020
2006-07-05 0.03 0.205620
2006-04-05 0.03 0.205479
2006-01-06 0.03 0.209059
2005-10-05 0.03 0.210526
2005-07-06 0.03 0.155602
2005-04-06 0.02 0.142857
2005-01-06 0.02 0.145666
2004-10-06 0.02 0.219780
2004-07-06 0.02 0.285714
1993-02-08 0.05 0.888889
1992-11-09 0.05 0.952381
1992-08-10 0.05 0.952381
1992-05-04 0.05 0.909091
1992-02-04 0.05 0.714286
1991-11-04 0.05 0.869565
1991-08-05 0.04 0.744186
1991-05-06 0.04 0.800000
1991-02-04 0.04 0.727273
1990-11-05 0.06 1.333333
1990-08-06 0.06 0.905660
1990-05-09 0.04 0.820513
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.64
dividendYield 1.35
exDividendDate 2026-07-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.64
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.013530656
lastDividendValue 0.16
lastDividendDate 2026-07-02
dividendDate 2026-07-23

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.104366064
Address1 1 Waterview Drive
Address2 Suite 200
All Time High 50.99
All Time Low 0.8125
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 23,210
Average Daily Volume3 Month 20,019
Average Volume 20,019
Average Volume10Days 23,210
Beta 0.489
Bid 18.92
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 9
Book Value 30.634
City Shelton
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 47.46
Current Ratio 4.571
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 47.46
Day Low 47.0901
Debt To Equity 42.32
Display Name Acme United
Dividend Date 1,784,764,800
Dividend Rate 0.64
Dividend Yield 1.35
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,960,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,960,000
Earnings Growth -0.415
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.404
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,809,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,809,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,809,800
Ebitda 20,861,228
Ebitda Margins 0.102819994
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.836
Enterprise To Revenue 1.114
Enterprise Value 226,042,640
Eps Forward 2.24
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.32
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,950,400
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 43.9854
Fifty Day Average Change 3.474598
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.07899434
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 10.436606
Fifty Two Week High 50.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.540001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.050800018
Fifty Two Week Low 35.5
Fifty Two Week Low Change 11.959999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3369014
Fifty Two Week Range 35.5 - 50.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.65
Float Shares 2,999,400
Forward Eps 2.24
Forward P E 21.1875
Free Cashflow 410,684
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Full Time Employees 649
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.39568
Gross Profits 80,277,848
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.11293
Held Percent Institutions 0.74263
Implied Shares Outstanding 3,810,359
Industry Household & Personal Products
Industry Disp Household & Personal Products
Industry Key household-personal-products
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=99871&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,950,400
Last Dividend Value 0.16
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 428,025,600
Last Split Factor 4:3
Long Business Summary Acme United Corporation supplies cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides sharpening knives, scissors, chisels, skis, skates, and other edges under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kits and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; first aid kits for the promotional products industry under Safety Made brand; alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes under the Med-Nap brand, and Pac-Kit, as well as My Medic brands. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply superstores, mass market retailers, industrial and medical distributors, school supply distributors, drug store retailers, sporting goods stores, hardware chains, and wholesale florists, as well as through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.
Long Name Acme United Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 180,839,632
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_247812
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 9,516,421
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 180,229,980
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 47.33
Operating Cashflow 19,333,448
Operating Margins 0.03338
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.2759
Peg Ratio 1.54
Phone 203 254 6060
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 47.46
Post Market Time 1,783,976,700
Previous Close 47.3
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.549259
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.8913414
Profit Margins 0.04691
Quick Ratio 1.632
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.16
Regular Market Change Percent 0.338266
Regular Market Day High 47.46
Regular Market Day Low 47.0901
Regular Market Day Range 47.0901 - 47.46
Regular Market Open 47.33
Regular Market Previous Close 47.3
Regular Market Price 47.46
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 3,142
Return On Assets 0.049000002
Return On Equity 0.084589995
Revenue Growth 0.138
Revenue Per Share 53.38
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 3,810,359
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.020499999
Shares Short 78,168
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 75,619
Short Name Acme
Short Percent Of Float 0.0309
Short Ratio 3.81
Source Interval 15
State CT
Symbol ACU
Target High Price 53.0
Target Low Price 53.0
Target Mean Price 53.0
Target Median Price 53.0
Total Cash 4,196,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.101
Total Debt 49,399,000
Total Revenue 202,884,816
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.64
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.013530656
Trailing Eps 2.32
Trailing P E 20.456896
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 42.0596
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.4003983
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.1283987
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,142
Website https://www.acmeunited.com
Zip 6,484